These men did not just accuse Jesus of doing evil, their accusations were false. They perverted the facts to try to get Pilate to sentence Jesus to death.
##### "The curtain of the temple was split in two" #####
This is an important symbol. The curtain symbolically separated God and man. God could not be directly accessed because of his holiness. The death of Christ changed this. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]])
##### Burial Practices #####
It was customary in ancient Israel to bury an important person in a tomb with a large rock to seal it.
#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####
##### "I find no fault in this man." #####
After one simple question, it appears that Pilate declares Jesus innocent too quickly. This is because Luke omits many of the details of Jesus' interaction with Pilate. This information is contained in the other gospels.
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